Volunteers are clearing storm debris from Durban’s beaches. They tackled the Beachwood Mangroves at the weekend and are now turning their attention to Toti and the city’s central beaches
This story was first published on Umhlanga Rocks Tourism's websiteMore than 150 volunteers have cleared tons of trash from the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve. The 11 May cleanup comes in the wake of the storm that devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal after the Easter Weekend. Flooding claimed at least 70 lives, destroying millions of rands in infrastructure and dumping mountains of debris on beaches in the province.

HEAVY GOING: Volunteers drag bags of waste along the boardwalk at the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve during a cleanup.


FEATURED IMAGE: Volunteers filled about 50 one-cubic metre bags with debris during a clean up at Beachwood on 11 May. Pictures: Courtesy of Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve
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